Just about everyone knows someone in the workplace whose mantra is ''that's the way we have always done it here.'' People like that are usually afraid of change and so cling desperately to the status quo long after it has outlived its usefulness. There is also an inherent element of power. A new hot shot technologist/scientist/director joins the ...

Millions of people now practice social networking . In fact just about everyone I know has a profile on one or more sites like Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and Twitter. Some networkers are more aggressive and dedicated than others and spend hours each week updating profiles and announcing to the world everything from their last meal to their emotional ...